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Studio Lighting

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Overview

If you are new to studio photography, or even if you have been doing indoor shoots for a while, studio lighting can be a real challenge. The sheer amount of gear required and the complexity of the equipment mean there are always lots of variables and lots of ways to make mistakes.

This weekend-long course, taught by renowned music, editorial, and advertising photographer Zach Arias, breaks down the technicalities of studio lighting into manageable pieces so you can handle almost any studio situation.

Zach will cover a wide variety of topics, from how to build a studio to shutter and aperture settings to posing groups. By the end of this in-depth course, you will have the skills to tackle any type of indoor shoot, whether it is in a large warehouse or your spare bedroom.

In this class, you will learn how to:

  • Build your studio and buy the right gear for the right price
  • Create and shoot on a white seamless backdrop
  • Set your ISO, shutter speed, and aperture
  • Understand depth of field and shooting groups
  • Do headshots with a beauty dish
  • Use all sorts of flashes, including strobes and hot shoe flashes, as well as modifiers
  • Handle multiple shoots at once

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction & Philosophy of Studio Space
  • Getting Technical: ISO, Shutter, and Aperture
  • More Technical: Q&A, Depth of Field, and Group Shots
  • Gear, Money, and Building Your Studio
  • Setting Up White Seamless
  • First Shooting Session on White Seamless
  • Finding Exposure for White Seamless, Second Model
  • Head Shots with Beauty Dish
  • Hot Shoe Flash, Umbrellas, Hard Light, Octabank
  • Shoot: Head Like A Kite Band Members
  • Shoot: Head Like A Kite Group Shot
  • Modifiers: Octabank, Softbox, Strip Bank, Umbrella
  • Modifiers: Reflector, Grids, White Beauty Dish and more
  • Multiple Shoots Happening at Once
  • Multiple Shoots Continuing
  • Shoot: White Trash Ballerina
  • Shoot: Girl in the Fishtank
  • Thanks & Goodbye!

Taught by

Zack Arias

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4.9 rating at CreativeLive based on 66 ratings

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